A Texas judge has ordered Jaime De La Rosa to pay $375,000 in statutory damages to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for selling replicas of Oscar statuettes on eBay and Etsy. AMPAS filed a copyright and trademark lawsuit this past February after discovering an eBay item for an "Academy Award Hollywood Metal Movie Acting Trophy Prop Replica." The search for further information led them to De La Rosa, whom they submitted had completed nine sales. Video Oscars: Inside the Workshop That Makes the Statuettes When contacted by the Academy Awards group, De La Rosa was
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- 7/15/2014
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In its ongoing campaign to make sure the only way to get an Oscar statuette is to actually win one, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is suing a Texas man who allegedly sold replicas on eBay and Etsy. The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday against Jaime De La Rosa. AMPAS says it became aware of the existence of what it calls "counterfeit replica" statuettes in November when it found an eBay listing for an "Academy Award Hollywood Metal Movie Acting Trophy Prop Replica." The price tag? $850. Whether that's cheap or expensive is debatable, but the
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- 2/5/2014
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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